The Just Communities Blog

Cross-sector partners join forces to make Cleveland home of the first hospital-anchored certified EcoDistrict

Government, philanthropy, and resident leaders teamed with The MetroHealth System in the creation of the Clark-Fulton/MetroHealth EcoDistrict, implementing a paradigm...

A Decade of Building Community in San Francisco’s Chinatown

In 2017-2018, I hit two milestones in my life. The first was my 10-year anniversary of doing place-based, community-based planning...

First Steps Towards Integrating EcoDistricts Approaches in New York's Affordable Housing

In the boredom of last year’s quarantine, I stumbled in Teva’s e-mail: Stronger Together – […] It’s times like these...

Healthier Cities for All: Can We Distribute Health and Wellbeing Equitably?

There has long been a paradox at the heart of healthcare in Cleveland, Ohio. While home to some of the...

Rewiring Urban Planning in Cape Town

Can Partnership Between Neighborhood Civic Organizations and the City of Cape Town Help Reverse Decades of Spatial Apartheid? On November...

Building Our Beloved Communities at the EcoDistricts Summit

Three weeks ago, 300 leading urban and community development practitioners descended on Atlanta for the 2017 EcoDistricts Summit, a spirited and inspiring gathering on the...

Developing Strong Mixed-Income Communities in Atlanta’s East Lake

Reinventing redevelopment: Giving residents a reason to stay in Atlanta’s East Lake The transformation of Atlanta’s East Lake neighborhood made...

HUD Neighborhood Award Acknowledges Value of District-Scale Regeneration

$60 million in grants to accelerate critical equity outcomes for EcoDistricts’ partner neighborhoods, Near North Side and Sun Valley The...